Rare Pediatric Disease Priority Review Voucher Not Generating New Drug Trials

Researchers find no significant difference in number of rare pediatric disease treatments starting clinical development before or after incentive was created, but advocates aren't ready to give up on the program yet.

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Are there more trials on the track now that there's a PRV carrot at the end?

The US rare pediatric disease priority review voucher has not caused more drugs in the sector to reach clinical testing stages, adding to ongoing criticism of the program and potentially complicating its upcoming renewal.

Thomas Hwang, Florence Bourgeois, Jessica Franklin, and Aaron Kesselheim, all of Harvard Medical School, published a study in the February...

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